May 18, 2020 Navy ships improve attack with new multi-beam satellite antenna Targeting enemy ships, bouncing war data off of drones, detecting incoming ballistic missiles, seeing approaching small boat attacks from over the horizon, intercepting anti-ship missiles and ... perhaps most of all … networking surface, air and undersea assets in real-time -- are all crucial elements of the U.S. Navy’s emerging Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) tactical attack strategy.
May 18, 2020 NAS Pensacola shooter had prior contact with Al Qaeda, FBI says, after finally accessing gunman's phones FBI investigators -- after being refused help from Apple -- have accessed the contents of phones belonging to the Saudi aviation student who killed three American sailors in the December 2019 shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Attorney General Bill Barr announced Monday.
May 17, 2020 More than a dozen USS Theodore Roosevelt sailors test positive for coronavirus a second time At least 13 sailors serving aboard the sidelined USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for the coronavirus a second time, according to reports.
May 14, 2020 USNS Mercy to depart Los Angeles on Friday after weeks in the coronavirus fight The USNS Mercy, a naval hospital ship, will depart Los Angeles on Friday after spending weeks aiding the fight against the novel coronavirus outbreak.Â
May 7, 2020 Miranda Devine blasts Cuomo for 'obscene' decision to send COVID-19 patients back to nursing homes New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's handling of his state's nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic has been "reprehensible," New York Post columnist Miranda Devine charged Thursday.
May 5, 2020 USS Kidd's coronavirus outbreak may have come from counter-drug operation, Esper says Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Monday that the USS Kidd naval destroyer may have picked up the novel coronavirus after carrying out a counter-drug mission near Central America.
May 5, 2020 US Navy enters Barents Sea near Russia for first time since Cold War The U.S. Navy is back in the Barents Sea for the first time since the Cold War.Â
May 2, 2020 Thunderbirds Pilot Lt. Col. Kevin DiFalco on flyovers: 'We're all in this together' The Thunderbirds and Blue Angels are flying in tandem in recognition and support of health care heroes on the front lines of the battle against coronavirus, Thunderbirds Director of Operations and pilot Lt. Col. Kevin DiFalco said Saturday.
April 30, 2020 Navy hospital ships in coronavirus fight saw few patients despite large capacities Navy hospital ships deployed to New York and Los Angeles last month to relieve hospitals overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic reportedly saw few patients despite having the capacity to treat large numbers.
April 29, 2020 Navy opens full investigation into coronavirus-stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt The Navy is opening a full investigation into the outbreak of coronavirus aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, which caused the ship's captain to be fired and the Navy Secretary to later step down.Â